Originally posted by: skyman8081
Well, Moth3r is better off with an Anamorphic NTSC transfar, as his source are the PAL LD's, which will look sharper and will look better as Anamorphic. In theory, yes, making an anamorphic NTSC DVD from the PAL laserdiscs would only require upsampling of about 11%, instead of the 33% required when going from the NTSC laserdiscs.
But that's not what I'm doing; I'm making a PAL DVD because I'm chosing PAL's 4% speedup over NTSC's motion judder.
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
... you lose resolution again when your DVD player removes 1 of every 4 lines to get the once-anamorphic picture to fit on your smaller TV screen.
Only if your 4:3 TV does not have a 16:9 mode!Well, Moth3r is better off with an Anamorphic NTSC transfar, as his source are the PAL LD's, which will look sharper and will look better as Anamorphic. In theory, yes, making an anamorphic NTSC DVD from the PAL laserdiscs would only require upsampling of about 11%, instead of the 33% required when going from the NTSC laserdiscs.
But that's not what I'm doing; I'm making a PAL DVD because I'm chosing PAL's 4% speedup over NTSC's motion judder.
Originally posted by: ApolloOne
And what about the vast majority of viewers, the folks who have 4:3 televisions? The first question should have been what about the vast majority of viewers who have NTSC TVs, they won't be able to watch my DVD at all! My answer would be: ask Cowclops, MeBeJedi, Zion et al. But to address the point about 4:3 televisions, most people here who have DVD players also have 16:9 sets. (The only exception I can think of is my parents!) Argos sell twice as many widescreen TVs as standard Tvs.
Originally posted by: The Dark One
First off, before I start blabbering on...I'm in "NTSC land" (although I do have region-free PAL-compatible DVD players for my viewing pleasure) and this is the info on my set: Sony KP-43HT20 43" Rear Projection HDTV Monitor
I see there are no 576i or 576p modes on that display - how do you watch PAL stuff? I assume your player converts to NTSC?And what about the vast majority of viewers, the folks who have 4:3 televisions? The first question should have been what about the vast majority of viewers who have NTSC TVs, they won't be able to watch my DVD at all! My answer would be: ask Cowclops, MeBeJedi, Zion et al. But to address the point about 4:3 televisions, most people here who have DVD players also have 16:9 sets. (The only exception I can think of is my parents!) Argos sell twice as many widescreen TVs as standard Tvs.
Originally posted by: ApolloOne
As a DVD creator, an inviolable rule I have to obey is "bother the fewest." In a commercial world, that certainly makes sense. However, I will not be selling my DVDs so I have no qualms about who I bother.
Originally posted by: ApolloOne
Having said that, if you want to make a DVD that works best for your situation, Moth3r, then I don't think anyone would begrudge you that.
I admit that I'm selfish. This DVD is purely for myself. In fact, the only reason I'm making it available to others is for the ego trip!As a DVD creator, an inviolable rule I have to obey is "bother the fewest." In a commercial world, that certainly makes sense. However, I will not be selling my DVDs so I have no qualms about who I bother.
Originally posted by: ApolloOne
Having said that, if you want to make a DVD that works best for your situation, Moth3r, then I don't think anyone would begrudge you that.
Originally posted by: The Dark One
First off, before I start blabbering on...I'm in "NTSC land" (although I do have region-free PAL-compatible DVD players for my viewing pleasure) and this is the info on my set: Sony KP-43HT20 43" Rear Projection HDTV Monitor
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
... you lose resolution again when your DVD player removes 1 of every 4 lines to get the once-anamorphic picture to fit on your smaller TV screen.
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There is one reason I've found for not going anamorphic - I've noticed at least two locations where my capture exhibits interlacing artefacts, and I believe it's a problem with stray fields on the laserdisc. This problem will in theory be more noticeable on an anamorphic transfer; really I should fix it before resizing, however, I'm going to go ahead and produce a test screener version and see if it is noticeable or not when watched on screen (it only occurs on a small number of frames).